All the officials hesitated and dispersed.

When competing for military power, they are all civil servants, but Gu Qing holds military power in his hand. If he doesn’t want to die, he dares to go up and try it?

Compared to quarrels, the emperor is indeed alive. He said that the emperor was placed under house arrest. The emperor never left the palace. The hat of "house arrest" cannot be detained on Gu Qing for the time being.

Gu Qing hit everyone's weakness with one word.

If you don’t want to be an official, don’t get out of here. There are so many people who can replace you.

A simple and crude sentence made all officials restrain themselves.

Who would be unable to get along with his official position? Besides... Prince Gu has a bad temper, and he has never done anything to kill someone if he disagrees.

Gu Qing is not threatening these officials, he really doesn't care. The distribution of power in the court is very complicated, but it basically depends on the origin. Half of the court comes from a certain family, and half of the poor students enter the court with the title of the list. No matter what kind of background, it is nothing to Gu Qing.

After forcing the palace, the court is destined to undergo some cleaning. Some people with hostile attitudes must be replaced. Gu Qing needs a court that is united and may not be loyal to him, but the enemy cannot be kept, otherwise it will be a disaster.

So Gu Qing is very tough on these officials because these officials are on his list of layoffs.

The court needs to streamline and reduce redundancy. Many officials in the official office are too redundant and will sooner or later be lifted. Gu Qing plans to start with the layoffs of officials, which can be regarded as a weather vane for the future restraining the children of the royal family and the powerful.

He looked at the more than a hundred officials in front of him coldly, and Gu Qing turned around and walked into the front hall, saying as he walked: "All officials should discuss it if they have something to do. If there is nothing to say, they will go back to the office to handle government affairs. The court will not raise idle people."

The officials standing in the yard looked at each other, and the courtiers led by Li Xian hesitated for a moment. Many officials turned around and left silently, while some officials who had something to discuss walked into the front hall.

No matter what attitude he is towards Gu Qing, a powerful minister who is in a powerful way, at least he must be clear about public and private affairs, and he must not be mixed with personal feelings when discussing political affairs.

So Li Xian Fang Guan walked in first, followed by 10 or 20 officials.

At the second day of the court meeting, Li Heng showed up in the Tai Chi Hall.

Li Heng was wearing a yellow robe, with a haggard face and a sick face.

Sitting in the Golden Palace, Li Heng's eyes were a little demented. When he looked at Gu Qing in the class, his eyes were flinched and frightened. It was obvious that yesterday's scene of urinating the palace caused him a lot of psychological shadow, which made him not recover at this moment. Li Heng's face was not pretending to be sick, but was really scared.

The eunuch standing next to Li Heng today is no longer Yu Chaoen, but has changed to an unknown little eunuch.

Since Yu Chaoen was falsely circulating the imperial edict during the confrontation between the two armies, which disrupted the morale of the Shuofang Army, he quietly disappeared. Only Gu Qing in the world knows his whereabouts. Of course, Gu Qing has always been very stingy to those who have made contributions. Yu Chaoen is doing well at this time. Gu Qing promised that when the major events in the future, he will definitely give Yu Chaoen a bright future.

The little eunuch stood beside Li Heng. Seeing Li Heng wink at him, he raised the whisk and stepped forward and said sharply: "The sage edict was passed. Yesterday, the remnants of the rebels stormed into the palace, intending to assassinate the emperor. Fortunately, the Anxi army rescued the emperor in time, but it did not cause a major disaster. He ordered the Ministry of Revenue to allocate silver, money, meat and food to the Anxi army camp to reward the three armies."

The ministers' expressions were sneering, and many people sneered in their hearts.

Well, the words of the monarch and ministers are the same. This is to fool us as fools.

There are also many court officials with sad faces.

The powerful ministers were strong, and the emperor was not good at the time. Judging from the consistent attitude, it was obvious that the emperor had surrendered to Gu Qing. It was obvious that the emperor was the second Emperor Xian of Han, and the Tang Dynasty had all the energy!

Some are sad, some are happy.

There were many court officials in the court who looked happy. Most of them came from aristocratic families and had known about the deals reached between the aristocratic families and Gu Qing.

The emperor surrendered to powerful ministers, which means a new era has arrived, and these court officials from aristocratic families have a further opportunity. After all, Gu Qing relied on aristocratic families to ensure the stability of the world, and only when he forced the palace to minimize the negative impact. The chaos did not leave the palace at all. With aristocratic families as their backers, the aristocratic families in the court had greater say.

In the different expressions of court officials in the palace, Gu Qing walked out of the court with a calm expression and saluted Li Heng.

"I am the soldiers of the Anxi Army who are in charge of thanking His Majesty for his generous gifts."

Li Heng tried hard to pull the corner of his mouth and squeezed out a smile: "Gu Qing doesn't have to be too polite."

After saying that, Li Heng glanced at the little eunuch again.

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "The emperor's edict was passed on, Gu Qing, the prince of Shuzhou, made great achievements, quelled rebellions, consolidated the country, governed all people, taught loyalty and encouraged the capital, respected him, and was promoted to the title of King of Guanzhong, and was given swords and shoes to the palace, and was regent and supervised the government."

The ministers in the palace were shocked.

It is not a trivial matter for the prince to be the King of Guanzhong. Guanzhong is the capital of the capital. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no one has been able to get the title of "King of Guanzhong". What's more, there are very few kings in different surnames. Giving the name of Guanzhong to Gu Qing shows how powerful Gu Qing has risen.

As for the following sentence "Swords and shoes to the palace", it is even more extremely glorious. This glory has vaguely highlighted the image of a powerful minister. From ancient times to the present, most of the ministers who were allowed to go to the palace are powerful ministers and treacherous people who are more powerful than the emperor. Today, the emperor inexplicably issued this decree to reward Gu Qing, which was obviously deliberately making Gu Qing's identity reach its peak.

After its peak, it turns to decline.

Amid countless slandering discussions, Gu Qing frowned and looked up at Li Heng in the Golden Palace, with a sharp look.

Li Heng was trembling all over by his eyes and hurriedly said, "Gu Qing has made contributions to the country, and he has made great contributions. I really don't know how to reward him, so that's what..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Qing's tone gradually became colder: "I thank Your Majesty for your kind gift. But I am still very experienced and my minor achievements are not enough to claim this title. Please take it back. I don't care about myself and have no intention of wealth and honor, so I can maintain the status quo."

Li Heng wanted to persuade him again, but saw that Gu Qing's expression was getting colder and colder. Li Heng knew that Gu Qing was already angry, so he had to give up as the palace and praise Gu Qing's noble character and other good words in front of the civil and military officials of the palace.

From the bottom of my heart, Gu Qing certainly didn't want to accept this title.

There is no other reason, it's just too ostentatious.

In his current position, holding such great power, what kind of title can't be obtained? Even if he wants to be an emperor, it's just a matter of a general who wins his eyes. He doesn't care what Guanzhong King Li Heng has given him, it sounds like a copycat ham sausage.

After the palace's drastic changes, there were discussions between the court and the court officials knew very well that such a big change happened, when the old and the new were alternating. Some people were destined to be eliminated by the new era, while others would take advantage of the situation.

At such a sensitive moment, Gu Qing only wanted to be a low-key person and work in a high-profile manner, and change the bad habits of the court's past inadequate work. He was suddenly treated with Li Heng and Jin Jue, which was really harmful to Gu Qing, and made the conflicts in the court more intensified. Gu Qing would have to waste a lot of time dealing with the struggles within the court, all because of Li Heng's imperial edict.

Therefore, Gu Qing must resign from his title and no reward is needed.

The golden palace was in a brief embarrassment. After Gu Qing resigned, the faces of many court officials relaxed slightly.

Finally, Gu Qing knew the tact, and finally, the Tian family's decency has not been completely lost, at least a fig leaf is left.

In the awkward atmosphere, Li Heng himself felt quite bored, so he changed the topic and said, "Do you have something to report today?"

When the ministers were silent, Gu Qing suddenly said, "I have something to report."

Li Heng unconsciously sat upright and said with a smile: "If you have anything to do, please report it."

Gu Qing calmly took out a memorial from his arms, raised his hands high above his head, and said, "Your Majesty, the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty has now been quelled, and the world has returned to peace. I would like to report to exempt Guanzhong, Henan, Hedong, Hebei and other roads for one year. Among them, Hedong and Hebei were occupied by rebels for many years. The local people are in great distress. I would like to exempt three years of taxes."

Li Heng smiled and said, "I'll agree to what I want."

At this time, Li Heng was like a tool man and had no power to make decisions. This was something Gu Qing had warned long ago. Since Gu Qing openly proposed exemption from the tuition today, it means that Gu Qing had already decided on this matter. Today is just a formality, and Li Heng dared not sing a counter-tune with him.

The ministers had nothing to say. Gu Qing's memorial was a serious matter and a deemed matter. The reduction and exemption of taxes in the north had already started to be discussed at the Jinzu Academy more than a month ago.

Then Gu Qing took out a second memorial from his arms and said, "I have something else to do."

"Let me say Gu Qing."

"In the 12th year of Tianbao, I proposed a plan to pacify Tubo to His Majesty. In recent years, the Anxi Protectorate has used commercial profits to support the Tubo land. Now it has been reported by the scouts that more than half of the land in Tubo has been converted into medicinal materials for heavy profits. Most of their staple food, barley and other crops are not enough to support domestic people and soldiers, and the grain used can only be purchased from Jiannan Road merchants..."

"Tubo's national strength is becoming increasingly declining. I think it is a good opportunity to attack Tubo. I ask to cut off the food route of Tubo, rectify the troops, and fight against Tubo in the west. In one battle, I will quell this century-old problem and include Tubo in our territory of the Tang Dynasty."

The monarch and ministers in the hall were shocked again.

Since the Anshi Rebellion, most court officials have never thought about the topic of "pacifying Tubo" because it is too far away. The war has just been quelled, and the country is in chaos and the people need to settle. The new king has less than a year since he ascended the throne, and he needs to consolidate the regime and sort out the power of the court. Countless internal affairs are imminent to be dealt with. Who would have thought of sending troops to conquer Tubo at this time?

Seeing the ministers talking a lot, Li Heng wanted to speak but stopped, but wanted to persuade him but did not dare to persuade him. Gu Qing said calmly: "The war was settled, and people were determined. These ministers knew that Tubo's national strength was now declining, and the strategy of changing the land to plant medicinal materials, Zanpu of Tubo and the powerful people in the country have gradually recovered. Missed this opportunity, Tubo will restore his national strength again. At that time, it was still a hundred-year disaster for our Tang Dynasty. I think that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. I took this opportunity to calm Tubo, endure this temporary pain and eliminate the great danger, which will benefit the achievements of the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years. Please agree."

Seeing that the king and his ministers still had no words, Gu Qing sighed and said, "I ask for an order to send the soldiers of the Anxi Army to fight. I personally lead the army to quell this great trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Heng said without hesitation: "Okay, I agree."

Gu Qing sneered secretly several times, and his expression calmly retreated back to the court.

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It was already afternoon when he walked out of Tai Chi Palace. Gu Qing honestly used food outside the hall. He sat under the pillars outside the hall with his ministers, ate all the cold food given by Li Heng without any special treatment.

The ministers who ate with Gu Qing all looked at him in fear and curiosity.

Gu Qing is already a powerful and powerful minister, so he should naturally enjoy special treatment. For example, this is not a sumptuous food under the corridor. Gu Qing does not have to eat with everyone at all. He just pats his butt and goes home after the court meeting, but Gu Qing still sits in the corridor with all the court officials. What kind of powerful minister is this? It is really puzzling.

Gu Qing was not pretending to be hypocritical. What he was most reluctant to do at this time was to distance himself from his ministers and create class opposition.

After forcing the palace, Gu Qing held great power and he was about to start changing the world.

To change the world, we must first start with the center of the court's power. Gu Qing hopes to influence the court with his low-key words and deeds, so that the court's ministers will gradually develop a pragmatic and low-key atmosphere, and officials will be pragmatic and willing to do things steadily, so that the people of the world will have hope of a good life.

After using food under the corridor, Gu Qing walked out of Tai Chi Palace and met Xie from Chen County's Xie family.

Xie Chuanjing was obviously waiting for Gu Qing outside the palace gate, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.

After seeing Gu Qing, Xie Chuanjing hurriedly saluted and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Prince Gu for eradicating the great troubles, and from now on, the world has been in the hands of His Highness the Prince."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "You can't say anything like 'eliminate the big troubles'. It doesn't sound nice if it is spread. I'm just leading troops to eliminate the remnants of the thieves in the palace."

Xie Chuanjing knew that he had made a mistake and hurriedly apologized, then lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, the Prince, will come next..."

Gu Qing immediately understood what he meant and smiled and said, "Come to my palace in the afternoon. You and those noble families are here. I have something to tell you."

Xie Chuanju was overjoyed and responded in a hurry.

In the afternoon, many guests came to the palace. All of them were very handsome and talked casually, and they showed their charm while looking around.

The power has been taken over and the battle has been over. It is time to divide the fruits of victory.

In the back hall of the royal palace, Gu Qingping stepped down and gathered with the children of aristocratic families in the hall.

Gu Qing looked around everyone and said with a smile: "This time I was lucky enough to win, Gu would like to thank the families of all generations for their help. Although there was a temporary chaos in the Chang'an palace, the prefectures and counties in the world were not affected. It was a good thing to disrupt the palace but not the world. This is all the achievements of the families of each generation to help. Gu thanked him sincerely."

After saying that, Gu Qing bowed to everyone.

The children of the aristocratic families were flattered and hurriedly stood up to return the gift.

Gu Qing stood up straight and said slowly: "Before the matter, I had discussed with your elders, and now it is time to implement it..."

As he said that, Gu Qing took out a list from his arms and handed it to Xie Chuanjing. Xie Chuanjing read it carefully, and then handed it to the next one with a smile.
To be continued...